An interested party files a complaint and the clerk issues a summons to the lienor to show cause. How long does the lienor have?

A notice of nonpayment negligently omits a detail, and neither the contractor nor the surety is prejudiced. What is the effect on the claim?

A court enforces a lien against the improvement alone rather than the land. What may it order?

A general contractor wants an uncertified subcontractor to perform carpentry within the general contractor’s own licence scope. Does s. 489.113(2) allow it?

Who can compel a local government to create a residential master building permit program?

Which item is expressly listed as an example in the single-trade inspection definition in Florida Statutes section 553.791(1)(r)?

A contractor has Florida construction contracts with a city, a state department other than DOT, and a private owner. The private written contract is covered by section 715.12. Which listed provisions govern their respective prompt-payment regimes?

What must accompany a bid for construction on a Florida public project under s. 489.131(2)?

A Florida state agency buys ordinary nonconstruction goods under section 215.422. An undisputed, authorized invoice and the goods were received, inspected and approved on the same date. No vendor error or filing waiver applies. No warrant issues within 40 days. Which interest rule applies?

For a private-contract forecasting exercise, this period’s earned work is $258,400 and the stated holdback is 7.5%. With no prior-payment offsets or other deductions, what amount remains after retainage?

Under a Florida private written construction contract covered by section 715.12, an owner disputes drywall billing. Roofing payment is otherwise due and unaffected by that dispute; the contract has no contrary withholding term. May this dispute justify withholding the roofing payment?